Change-speed gear for motors.



Patented June 1, 1909.

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P. EVANS. CHANGE SPEED GEAR FOR MOTORS. APPLOATION FILED MAY` 10, 1906. RENEWBD NOVA, 1908.

I1e. EVANS. CHANGE SPEED GEAR POR MOTORS.

APPLIOATIN FILED MAY 1o, 190e.

RENBWED NOVA, 1908.

Patented Jne 1, 1909.

i Mw@ P. EVANS- CHANGE.S1-"EBDV GEAR FOB. MOTORS. APPLmA'ToN FILED MAY 1o, 190e.4 nnnnwnn Nov.4,1eos,

' 923,636. Patented June1,19o9.

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Application filed May 1U, 1906, Serial N0. 316,086.

To all whom. it 'may emma/i:

Be it known that l, Pow-inn. EVANS, a ritizen of the United States, lri-isiding in Hilledelphia, Pennsylvania., have invented certain Improvements in Change-Speed Gear for Motors, of which thtl 'following' is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel forni olf gearing ol' n class connnonly employed in automobiles to transmit .power from the motor shalt to a driven shait, by which said latter shalt may be operated in one direction at any one of a number oi' speeds, usually four, and in a reverse direction at a Single speed, While said motor shaft is operated at an' epproximately constant speed in one di rection. 'i

One object of the invention is to provide a transmission gear of the cbove class and possessed of the general characteristics ci the mechanism described endlclaiincd in my application for patent, No. Mikie-8, tiled April 5, 1906, but which shall be of a sim ler construction and require fewer parts W ile being capable of accomplishing the saine ends.

l. further desire toprovide c transmission gear having controlling mechanism, which while possessing but tew parts shall include locking' .mechanism Ator maintaining any oneof thc control rods not only in its neutral position, but in the position corresponding 'to a dciinite combination of the change speen gearing, after said rod has been moved to such position.

These objects and other advantageous ends l secure as hereinafter set forth, reference-being had to the accornpanyingdrawings, in Which?- Figure i, isl a plan, partly in section, or the various `gears with their inclosing casing and the control rods arranged according to my invention; Fig. 2, is a vertical section. takenon the line 2-2, Fig. lgFig. 3, is a vertical section taken throu'h the casing inclosing certain of the controlling mechanism Fig. 4, is :i 'vertical section taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken through the operating lever, illustrating the lock controllingmechanism; Fight, is an elevation illustrating the preferred' liorm ol'key Specification o Letters PatentY Patented June 1, 19094 Renewed November 4., 1908. Serial No. 61.,09l-

motor slial't;..ll`ig. 7, is a vertical section (chen through the motor shalt and one ot the rear carrying sleeves thereon; Fig. illustrates the means ol' connecting the sliding. keys oi the motor shalt with the. key for conn ceting either of the bevel ,gears to said shaft, and Figs, tl and l0, are horizontal sections illustrating special forms otgearing constructed according to my invention.

in the above drawin s, A, represents the gear casing, usually mace in two sections A land A, inclosing certain of the mechanism hereafter described and provided with hearu ings o. and a for a shaft B connected to the car motor. provided for a different/ia shaft made in two parte (l andv C', connected by dierential searing in the well known manner. vThis fitter rearing is retained' in and partiall suppe' ted by a casing D, a part of 'whic consists in the keyed to a tubo ir shaft E which revolnbie on the part C on the differential shaft.

Bolted or otherwise suitably attached to 'the plete d are a'ny 'desired'number of beveled racks, in the present instance three, indicated by the letters d', d2 and d3, and the first two otthese permanenti 'mesh with ,twov bevel gearefli and b carrie loosely upon the motor shaft B, but capable of being o eratively connected thereto by means ot a -ey F inclosed by said shaft.

The interior portion oi the two gears b and b/ are toothed as indicated at b2 and b so as to be capable of engagement by the teeth of the key F and this latter is slidable longitudinally upon the shaft B by means of two keys f, f extending in suitable keyways and fixed at their opposite ends to a sliding col lar fl. Thisv latter is engaged by a forked piece f3 attached to the end of a longitus dinally movable rod l.

The gearlb is carried u one collar lf?, and the third rack da, carrie by the plate (l, is placed to be engaged` b a beveled gear if, carried upon or integra with an elongated sleeve b` This sleeve, as shown in Flg. T, While being slidably mcuntcdon the shaft B, is keyed thereto and, in addition, is provided with a plane or spur gear 07. There is also i'or connecting either of the bevel gears to the a collar b8 on said sleeve engaged by a forked present vinstance of a plate d gears and slidable on said motor Gthe'r bearin s c2 and e are also erin carried upon e, longitudinally movable control rod 2, extending into und guidediin the gear casing A.

'A second shaft G is carried within the cesing A in bearings g and g end is provided with o beveled geen" ,f72 permanently iu mesh with e beveled gear e lined to the tubulur shaft E. There v1s also on the sha-ft G o relst'ivel large sur' ear qs oi suoli e diameter es' to e copain e o meshing with tht` geur li? when this is moved into its pleno.

A third shaft H, psrallel to the motor shaft, is carried Within the cssing A so es te 'he movable longitudinally and hos Fixed to it a relatively long goor h copa-bie of meshing simultaneously with the gears b" ond g", when these are in diierent planes. There is on seid shaft o coller h engaged by the erin.

h2 vfixed to o third longitudinally movable control rod-3, whereby seid geen' ina-y be shifted- 'By this arrangement ol arts il the key F `bemoved so as to couple t ie beveled gein b tolthe shaft B thon the shaft E is driven et the fourths eed through seid geei- :ind beA eled rock f Il", however, the key .F be m ved in the op osite direction from that ,ab ve noted, the evel geen' Z/ is coupled to thel motor shaft so that the tubular shaft E and consequently the differential shuft are driven at the-third speed through beveled mdk d. With the keyF in the neutral position shown in Figi, the control rod 2 muy be' so moved as to bring' beveled gein' in engagement with beveled rock d, in which cese the tubular sheit E is driven et the third sgeed, end :it Will be noted thet in euch of t ese three instances the drive is direct from the motor shaft.v

To drive the shaft E et the fourth speed, l' slide the sleeve li. by ineens oi' the control rod so es to bring theI ein' l into yn iesh with the gear gazpo'wer sing thus transw mitte-,d from the motor shelttothe goor e", rgear g, beveled goers g2 and e and so to sitio .shaft E.

Ifft be desired to reverse the direction of rotation of the driven shoft, the various gears are first placed in their neutral positions, os shown in Fig. 1, after which ther shaft ll is moved so es to bringr the long geur ZL into mesh with the two gearsv bl ond lr/3, thereby turnin r the letter or these gears in o direc tion tie reverse of that reviously noted end so reversing the direction of rotation of the shoft E. A

For the purpose of actuating the control `ods, l provide on operation' lever J fixed. to o tubular spindle j 'operative Y mounted upon o shaft or spindle j', which moy, or may not form mrt of the car controlling mechanism. Suitolily supported in oui/desired manner, usually et some convenient point on e cross bar of the chassis, provide e casing l oase-se through which the her or shaft posses und into which the tubular shaft j enteroA Withn in seid cosine ond fixed to seid tubular r si, is e single downwardly extending uetuiil lever or erin fr, having rounded heed oder. i ed. to fit in suitlhble slots the ends of the control rodso, 2, 3, Seid tubul r simil jiu free to move longritudinelll.Y upon its sul porting shaft j so es to brine the firm fr im o cugefrenieut with en v one o. seid three routrol liars, sind such movement mei' be. uecoinplished by noper muuipuhitiou ol" the opereting lever il, which muy be re! :uned in any givin position by ineens ol frite ineelmnH isn'i similar in general eonstruetiou to thnt described sind` cloilned in my nhove :new tioned sipplicntion- 'for potent.

fis shown in Fig. 5, the operating lever il has in its heed n push button troiuieeled lo o rod L whose lower enel is in turn pinned to one erin of ii hell eronlq lever l mounted ou the tubuhu shalt il., link if? und it rod l5 serve to 'connect the see-ond erin oi the lever l to e lookin@ pieeelii, which is mounted :so oe to be slidelre irnnsveisely of the, vouloir l, being guid b v the shells j, j", :is well usby e cross bei j (tending across the lower port of the cosine i.-. child limiting piece is therefore movable imlependeutly olf they tubular shaft und of the orio lr, though it normolly iiiointoined in o ilelinitc position relotively to these ports bv ineens of s spring m, preierohly Filmed ns s ioxvu. -The sind loching' piece 'les e 'lint extension proieoliug below the hu." iu which is formed it recess m,os shown in Fig. 4, nud snid extension operates-in suitebly formed recesses in the. various control bois l, 2, 3, Euch el sold bers hos, in addition to the single recess normolly occupied hy the lower end of' the loch ing piece M onotlior recess or recesses placed its indicii'ted in dotted. lines iu big. 3, for o 'nurpoee hereafter noted; there beiner thus iu 'our i recesses n and n? respectively on erich side ot the neutrali recess Similarly,

there ore two recesses nl' ond n* in the, rod 2 oleo on oppositey sides ot' the neutrsl receso n und n single recess n? in the nur o' placed between the neutral recess n und they :tetuziting' firm le. v

With this orrongeinent of oppzuutus, when itis desired to shift ber so its lo couple the motor slniit ll und the bevel geen' l1, the operoting lever J is moved sidewiso so :is to slide the tuhulor shaft j upon the sho-ft or bur j/ n suliioient,(lislonec to bring the heed of the lio il (i orni 7c into the notch iu the end oi' the con* trol rod l. Suid lever is held in such u` position n :my desired mii-nner. preieriihly by.' ineens of o notched gute, such its thiit above referred to oud shown in in v opplient ion for potent oforesiiid, lifter which the button in the heed of the lever J pushed :lou nwiudly. This turns the bell crunk lever l/ on its pivot and moves the locking piece M relatively lo the arm r so that thc recess mil iii said piece is brought fairly into line with the control rod 1. T he other two rods 2 and 3 are lor-,lied from moving, since the lower extension of the locking iece engages their neutral recesses 'a and if t ie operating lever J be turned on the shaft or bar j as an axis in such a manner as'. to swing the arin loto the position indicated;l by the line pwp, the control rod 1 is moved into the gear case A, and the beveled gear b3 will be coupled to the motor shaft B, as desired. lf, while the operating lever J is in the position noted, pressure on the button l be removed the spring m will immediately force the locking piece M sideways into the .slot or recess a iii the control rod 1, which is thus locked in its operative position. Similarly, in order to couple the beveled gear b to the shaft it, the operating lever J is turned in a direction opp `ite'to that above noted to couple sain t and the gear b, thereby Swinginen the 3 to the position indicated by the ine f1; 1,1 and causin the key F to malrethe coiinectiijin desire: In order to maire the various other .combinations of gearing above described, it is only necessary to move the operating lever parallel to itself until the arm is brought into engagement with, the desired one of tile control rods 2 and 3 and then, afternnlocln'ng said i'od by de-v pression of the button l, turn the lever l forward or backward till the arm Ic occupies one of the positions indicated by the lines r-r, s-s or t-t. Such turning longitudinally, moves the particular control rod engaged and effects the desired combination of gearing,

at'ter which the removal of the pressure upon the button Z will lock the rod moved in the given osition preventing its return 'to the neutraposition until it is unlocked by proper depression .of the button Z.

if desired,A lniay employ in place of the thiidfpair of beveled gears d3 Vand ani arrangement of gearing such -asis sl'iown in Fig. 9, in which case the second of thesegears isreplaced by a spur gear bw designed to mesh with a second spur gear g5 fixed Ato the shaft G. Again, a.; shown in rig. 10, l may use a beveled gear b permanently in mesh with the beveled rack d, providing` upon one of its faces a series of clutch teeth designed to cooperate with. a second set of clutch teeth formed upon the adjacent end of the sleeve b". In either case, however, the operation of the device is substantially the same, since the movement of the sleeve b toward the shaft E from its neutral position results in the driving of said shaft at the third speed, though in the latter case such drive is direct, while in the former case the driveis through the intermediate shaft. G.

I claim as in y invention:

l. A transmission gear consisting of two parallel shafts, a third shaft at right angles thereto and a plurality of beveled gears thereon, beveled gears loose on one of the shafts and respectively meshing with said first gears, ineaiis for connecting at will any one of said loose gears with its shaft, beveled gears respectively connecting the second and third shafts, a spur gear on the second shaft, a second Spui gear slidable on but splincil to the i'irst shaft and capable of meshingv with said first spur gear, one of the beveled gears bein@ movable with said second s ur gear, and means for moving said secon( s' ur l ear on its shaft, substantially as descriy ed. Y

2. transmission Gear consisting of twoparallel shafts, a third shaft at right angles thereto and a pluralit of beveled gears thereon, beveled gears loose on one of the shafts and respectively meshing with said first gears, means for connecting at will any one of said loose gears with its shaft, beveled gears respectively connecting the second'and third shafts, a spur gear on the sccond shaft, a second spur gear slidable on but splined to the first shaft and capable ofl meshing with said first spur gear, with a fourth shaft having a gear capable of being moved to operatively connect said spuigeai's, substantially as described.

3. A transmission gear consisting of two parallel shafts, a third shaft at right angles thereto and `a plurality` Yof beveled gears thereon, beveled gears loose on oneV ol' the shaftsand respectively meshing with said first gears, means for connecting at will any one of said loose gearswith its shaft, beveled gears respectively connecting'the second and third shafts, a spur gear on the second shaft, a second spur gear slidable on but splined to the first' shaft and capable of meshing with said first spur gear, a gear also carried on the first shaft, and a gear or gears, in addition to said other gears, for

transmitting power from said last gear to the third shaft, with means foi' actuating said gears at will, substantially as described.l

4. A transmission gear consisting of two parallel shafts, a third shaft at right angles thereto, a plurality of beveled 0ears on the third shaft, a plurality of beveled gears on one of' the. other shafts meshing therewith, beveled gears connecting the second and third shafts, a sleeve rotatably fixed to the first shaft but slidablle thereon, two gears on said sleeve, a on the second shaft capable of being engaged by one of said gears on Athe sleeve, a geaiiconne'eted to the third shaft capable of being engaged by the other one of the gears on the sleeve, and means for sliding said sleeve on its shaft, substantially yas described.

5. A transmission gear consisting of two `parallel shafts, a third shaft at right'anglesleali thereto, a plurality of beveled ears on the third shaft, a plurality of beve ed gears on one of theother shafts meshing therewith, beveled gears connecting the second and third shafts, a sleeve rotatably fixed to the first shaft but slidable thereon, two gears on said sleeve, a gear on the second shaft capable of being engaged by one of said gears on the sleeve, a gear connected to' the third shaft capable of being engaged by the other one ot the gears on the sleeve, nieansfor sliding said sleeve on its shaft, and a long faced gear rapable of beinginoved 'to siinultaneously engage a gear en the sleeve and the gear on the second shaft while these are. `lying in different planes, substantially as described. l

G. The combination in a transmission gear of two parallel shafts, a shaft at right angles thereto, a 'ihirality of beveled gears on the third shaft, other beveled gears loose on one of the shafts and respectively inesliing with certain of said first mentioned gears, means for rotatably coni'ieciing at will said loose gears to their shaft, a sleeve rotatable with but slidable on said first shaft, a beveled gear on the sleeve capable of being nioved into inesh with one of the beveled gears on tl e third shaft, a spin' gear also on the sleeve, a gear on the second shaft capable of being engaged by said spur gear, and ineans for connecting said second and third shafts, substantially as described.

7. The combination in a transinission gear of two parallel shafts, a shaft at right angles thereto, a plurality of beveled gears on the third shaft, other beveled gears loose on one of the shafts and respectively meshing with certain of said i'irst mentioned gears, a sleeve rotatable wit h but slidable on said first shaft, a beveled gear on the sleeve capable of being moved into niesh with one ofthe beveled gears on the third` shaft. a spur gear also on the sleeve, a gear ou the second shaft capable of being engaged by said spur gear, ineans for connecting said second and third shafts, a longitudinally movable gear of a length sufficient to siinultaneously engage a spur gear on the first shaft and the gear on the second shaft while these are lying in different planes, ineaiis for connecting any one of the loose gears to the 'first shaft at will, and inea-ns for .moving the sleeve and the long gear, substantially as described.

t. lhe combination of two parallel shafts, a pair of beveled gears .loose on one shaft, a key movable to connect either one of said gears to said shaft at will, a third shaftthree beveled gears thereon, of which two lare permanently in niesliwith said gears-on the first sliaf t, a sleeve movable on the first shaft, a beveled gear thereon capable of being moved into engagement with the third gear of the 'third shaft, a spur gear on the sleeve, a

.. assess second spur gear on the second shaft capable of being engaged by the spur gear on the sleeve, beveled gears for connecting the second shaft with the third shaft, and two' rods for respectively moving said sleeve and said key, substantially as described.

9. The combination of two parallel shafts, a pair of beveled gears loose on one shaft, a key movable to connect either one of said gears to said shaft at will, a third shaft three beveled gears thereon, of which tivo are ier-` nianently in mesh with said gears on the irst shaft, a sleeve movable on the first shaft, |a beveled gear thereon capable of being moved into engagement with the third gear of the third shaft, a s ur gear on the sleeve, a second spur gear on t iesecond shaft capable of b`e ing engaged by the spur gear on thev slcev, beveled gears for connecting the second shaft with the third shaft, two rods for respectively moving said sleeve and said key, with a long faced gear capable of simultaneously engaging the two spur gears of the first and second shafts, and a rod for moving said ylong gear; substantially as described.

1t). Atransniission gear consisting of ii 90 driving and a driven shaft, tiring capable of operatively connecting siiidashafts, means for controlling said gearing' including a plurality of rods, a shaft capable of longitudinal and rotary motion, a single arm thereon capable of engaging any one of said rods, and locking means for the rods operative at will independently of the arm, substantially iis described.

l1. A transmission gear consisting of a driving anda driven shaft, gearing capable of operatively connecting said shafts, means for actuating said gearing incl'tiding a lurality of control rods, a shaft capable of ongitudinal and rotary motion, a single ariii thereon capable of engaging any one of said rods, with means for locking one of the rods in an operative position and the remainder of the rods in their neutral positions, substantially as described.

12. A transmissiongear consisting` of a driving and a driven shaft, gearing capable of operatively connectingv said shafts, means for actuating said gearing including a phirality of control rods, a shaft capable of ongitudinal and rotary motion, a single arin thereon capable of enga ring any one of said rods, a locking piece yieliiingly connected to said arm and capable of maintaining one of the rods in an operative position and the re' mainder of the rods' in their neutral positions, and moans for actuating said locking piece independently of the arni, substantially Vas described.

13. A transmission gear consisting of u, diiving and a driven shaft, gearing capable of operatively connecting said shafts, means for actuating said gearing including a plumh'ly of contr-o1 rods, a shaft capable of lon- ;illulinal and' rotary motion, @single arm duw-'oon valuable of engaging any one of saidA vom, :1 ockngl piece movable relatively to i ,will mm :md provided with a recess, there boing notches in sa id rods for the reception ofmod. locking piece, both When 'the rods are in Lhvr neutral positions and when they are in their operati ve positions, und means for mo'vmg sind lockmg plece independently of the 10 Iarm, substanmlly as deser1bed-.

v Afvl the above are my speoica-tons POWELL EVANS. 'Vv'itneeses of signature:

ERNEST SANTI, WILL 1E. THOMPSON. 

